| Data layer | % Inc. MSE |
|---|---|
| Sea water temperature (mean at min depth) | 92 |
| Dissolved oxygen concentration (mean at min depth) | 86 |
| Ice divergence | 80 |
| Sea Water Y Velocity | 0 |
| kinetic energy | 0 |
| heat fluxes causing bottom ice melt | 0 |
| Data layer | % Inc. MSE |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 40 |
| Longitude | 27 |
| Photosynthetically available radiation (mean) | 23 |
| Ice fraction | 0 |
| Chlorophyll concentration (mean at min depth) | 0 |
| Evap minus Precip over ocean | 0 |
| Data layer | % Inc. MSE |
|---|---|
| Ice thickness (cell average) | 66 |
| Light at bottom (mean at min depth) | 53 |
| Iron concentration (mean at min depth) | 46 |
| Net Downward Heat Flux | 0 |
| shear | 0 |
| total flux at ocean surface | 0 |
| Data layer | % Inc. MSE |
|---|---|
| total flux at ocean surface | 8 |
| non-solar heat flux at ocean surface | 8 |
| Sea Water Salinity | 7 |
| Light at bottom (mean at min depth) | 0 |
| kinetic energy | 0 |
| daily dynamic ice prod. | 0 |
Dr. Youyu Lu and Dr. Xianmin Hu for NAPA model access
This research was undertaken thanks in part to funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund, through the Ocean Frontier Institute.
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